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ROBERT WILSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

STREAllE-MOTOR.

No. 922,652. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 25, 1909.

Application filed January 13, 1908. Serial No. 410,662.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT WILSON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stream- Motors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in stream motors and consists in the novel arrangement construction and combination of parts as will be fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to construct a motor comprising a plurality of paddles mounted upon endless carriers, and so arranged as to be placed in operation by the water current and transmit power to any operating mechanism.

A further object of my invention is to con struct a motor to be located in running streams, the mechanism comprising a plurality of paddles set at an angle and mounted upon endless carriers, the device as a whole, designed to utilize and transmit the energy thereof for any purpose for which it may be desired.

The apparatus may be so constructed as to be capable of producing power enough to run many shops or factories, and is intended to be used as a central power plant from which power may be distributed to a larger number of locations where it is to be used.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my com lete invention. Fig. 2 is a central horizonta sectional view. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same, at an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the endless carriers, showing the paddles carried there by. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the s rocket wheels, showing the paddles carried by the spokes. Fig. 6 is a sectional view at an enlarged scale taken through one of the spokes and the paddle carried thereby.

In the construction of my invention, I provide a frame 7, having shaft supporting ars 8, on which are mounted journal-boxes 9, in which are journal shafts 10, carrying sprocket wheels 11. The outermost set of journal boxes are slidably mounted as indicated by the numeral 12, and are adjusted by means of the bolts 13 to take up the slack of the endless carriers 14. The endless carriers 14, are mounted upon the two outermost sprocket wheels 1 1 and are held in supported position by the innermost sprocket wheels, which also assist in rotating or placing the endless carriers in operation.

Upon the endless carriers are formed journals 15, in which are supported paddle rods 16, said rods being located at equal inter vals apart and on each of said rods is rigidly attached a paddle 17, the said paddles as will be observed are placed at an angle upon the rods, so as to permit the water current to properly contact with each paddle and place the endless carrier in operation imparting motion to a sprocket Wheel 18, located on one of the shafts and operating a sprocket chain 19, which is connected to any device desired to be placed in rotation. Each of said paddles 17 is reinforced by a rod 20, the projecting end, being suitably curved and so shaped as to contact with the under side of the opposite rod 16, holding the paddles in position while the same are turning around the outermost sprocket wheels.

Upon the spokes of the sprocket wheels, I place paddles 21, each being set at an angle to correspond with the paddles 17, on the endless carrier, and they are for the purpose to assist the operation of the mechanism.

As the mechanism is in operation, the ends 22 of the paddles 17 come in contact with and rest upon the journals 15 located on the endless carriers which support said paddles and retain the same in upright position.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise formation of the frame in which the mechanism is supported, nor to the number of sprocket wheels used, as the device can be made of unlimited length, and the manner of transmitting the power from the endless carriers may be arranged as found most con venient and practicable.

Having fully described my invention, I claim is:

A stream motor comprising a rectangular frame, a plurality of shafts located in said frame, sprocket wheels supported on said shafts, paddles located on the spokes of said sprocket wheels, in combination with endless carriers operating on the sprocket wheels, a plurality of paddles carried by the endless carriers, each. paddle mounted upon a shaft, a rod 20 carried by each paddle, the project- Wh at ing end of each rod contacting With the un- In testimony whereof, I have signed my der surface of an adjacent shaft to support name to this specification, in presence of two said paddle in proper tilted position While subscribing Witnesses.

passing over the outermost sprocket Wheels, ROBERT WILSON. 5 and a driving Wheel to Which motion is im- Witnesses:

parted by mani ulation of the several pad- ALFRED A. EIoKs,

dles, substantia 1y as described. v WALTER O. STEIN. 

